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CRIME & SAFETY
Two women taken to hospital after brick attack in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence officials said police responded to a fight where two women were each assaulted with a brick on Tuesday night. Officials said that the two women went to Wisdom Avenue to fight another woman and that when they arrived they were assaulted by a man police said they knew.
Providence vigil to be held for Sonya Massey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC will host a vigil for Sonya Massey this weekend. Massey was killed in a police-involved shooting in her home in Illinois earlier this month. The vigil will take place at the state house at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Man jumps into Providence River to allegedly evade police
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A man allegedly fleeing from police jumped into the Providence River Friday night. Police said he was holding what appeared to be a small bag containing narcotics. According to officials, the man refused to leave the water. An officer suffered a minor injury attempting to grab...
Child, 4, dies after being pulled from pool in RI, police say
A 4-year-old boy died after drowning in a family's pool in North Providence, Rhode Island, on Tuesday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Officers responded to Cassisi Court around 3:15 p.m. for a report of a child who was pulled from a pool after being underwater for an undetermined amount of time, North Providence police said.
Fall River teen never came home from school, family members say
A Fall River teen has gone missing. According to family members, 13-year-old Jordyn Arruda never came home from Resiliency Prep on Rock Street. Arruda was last seen wearing black shorts, gray jump suit, black bubble slides, black socks, and an Essentials sweater with her hair in a low bun and slicked back. She could have her light blue Nike backpack.
That Time the Rolling Stones Got Arrested in Rhode Island
Happy Birthday to one of the biggest rock stars who ever lived, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger. I had the privilege of seeing the Rolling Stones more than 20 years ago at the Garden in Boston, (then known as Fleet Center). I was amazed back then at how a man in his 60s could run and jump around the stage without pulling his back.
Man charged with 2021 murder faces judge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Providence man who was charged with the second-degree murder of a woman back in 2021 pleaded no contest in court today. Ryan Gallagher, now 30, was charged one count of second-degree murder back in 2022 in connection with the murder Taylor Peterson in Glocester.
Dartmouth Police arrest two in alleged large-scale retail theft ring across Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Two Massachusetts residents have been arrested by local police for shoplifting, however, it appears they may be involved in something bigger. According to police, on Friday, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to a call regarding shoplifting at Kohl’s, 81 Faunce Corner Road. The shoplifting in this case is alleged to be connected to a larger organized retail crime group.
Coventry police say man reported missing last seen in March
Coventry police said Friday that they're looking for any information about a man who has not been seen for months. Police said in a post that Michael "Mike" Matteson has been missing since March 15 and that he was last seen in Coventry. They said Matteson is 41 years old...
Rhode Island man sentenced in white supremacist plot to destroy energy facility
WASHINGTON, DC (WLNE) — A Rhode Island man is among a group of three men sentenced Thursday in a racially-motivated scheme to destroy an energy facility. Liam Collins, 25, of Johnston, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aiding and abetting the interstate transportation of unregistered firearms. Collins,...
Cranston police release bodycam footage from St. Mary’s Feast arrest
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Cranston police have released the bodycam footage from a shooting that happened over the weekend near St. Mary’s Feast. Possession of a controlled substance (schedule I-cocaine) Firing in a compact area. Disorderly Conduct. Resisting arrest. Large capacity feeding device prohibited. Carrying a weapon while...
Police investigate home overnight in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WLNE) — Police were on scene this morning on Forest View Drive in Cumberland. ABC 6 news crews were on scene and observed officials searching a home, and putting a man in ambulance. Details remain limited at this time. ABC 6 has reached out for more information...
Bristol County man killed in jet ski accident died doing what he loved, remembered as one of a kind
A Bristol County man who died in a jet ski accident this past weekend is being remembered. According to police, on Saturday, at 4:23 p.m., the Rutland Police Department and the Rutland Fire Department were dispatched to Turkey Hill Pond for a report of a jet ski that had turned over in the water, and the operator had disappeared under the water. Witnesses reported that the individual appeared to be in distress before going under.
Their information was leaked in the Wyatt data breach. Now, there's a class action lawsuit.
PROVIDENCE – The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility is facing a class-action lawsuit over a data breach last fall that compromised the private information of more than 20,000 people, including detainees, staff and vendors. Jacob Hellested, a former job applicant to the federal prison in Central Falls, sued Wyatt this week on behalf of himself and all similarly situated people who had their information, including Social Security numbers, financial data and private health information, extracted from its...
Burrillville man, 18, arrested after shooting drunk George’s Pizza cook with BB gun
BURRILLVILLE – An 18-year-old Burrillville man was arrested this month following an incident at George’s Pizza where he shot the cook several times at close range according to witnesses. Cody Webb Levesque is now facing a felony charge of carrying a pistol without a permit as well as...
Police Log 07-25-24
Around 3:08 p.m., June 13, a Warwick Animal Control Officer was dispatched to Walmart at 650 Bald Hill Road for the report of two dogs inside a red Ford Escape, with windows that were “barely cracked.”. A man approached the vehicle and police asked him if it was his...
Local non-profit talks drowning awareness after child's death in North Providence
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI (WJAR) — North Providence police are telling us more about how a 4-year-old died in a backyard pool on Tuesday. The child apparently got into the pool by himself. The rest of the family was not swimming at the time. The heartbreaking incident seems to be...
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